I've recently met an amazing vocalist called Llana and after jamming a while we formed a band with some of her friends. The band really wants to play in clubs, but the problem is actually getting down material for our songs. Where does the hybrid thing come in?
I 've been playing electric guitar for a year and a half but i can do great grunge vocals. Sort of like Bush and Alice in Chains(nailed that growl), but i play '80's metal and early 90's hardcore on guitar. Llana'z got this amazing voice sort of like sneaker pimps, Boa, dido(only higher). We have a drummer who plays techno beats and a bassist who plays Funk and reggae. So how do we come up with something fresh and new?
Our first song wasn't much, since it was one of the first few songs i wrote on guitar but all i do is a basic chord progression for the verse and change the order for the chorus. Ontop of that the solo is very slow. But the band likes it. I really wanted to show them that i can play fast licks and arps but the wanted something simple.
Also the bandz made up of sophomores and juniors and i'm the only freshman in the band - so its this big thing for me.

So how do we ome up with something new? I really don't want the band to sound like linkin park or or sum otehr radio frienly band, just something with a bit of edge and melodical.

So where do i start?